Press coverage of Freedom Rising USA and our events, from the founding of our nonprofit to the annual Central Pennsylvania Independence Day Parade. Each headline links to the full story on the outlet's website.
Coverage of the 99th annual parade on America's 250th birthday — the first run by Freedom Rising USA — with about four dozen organizations marching along College Avenue and Commander D.J. Watkins on the group's nonpartisan mission.
Read on StateCollege.comA feature on the founding of Freedom Rising USA — formed out of Nittany American Legion Post 245 and led by President D.J. Watkins and Vice President Mitch DeLong — and how the new 501(c)(3) kept the 99th annual parade on the calendar.
Read on StateCollege.comCentre County's July 4 event guide, naming Freedom Rising USA as the nonpartisan nonprofit sponsoring and organizing the State College parade, with the route and step-off details.
Read on StateCollege.comTV news coverage of Freedom Rising USA receiving a Centre County tourism grant to help cover parade costs, keeping the Fourth of July parade on track after funding became an issue.
Read on WJAC-TVReporting on the county's record tourism grant awards, quoting Vice President Mitch DeLong on Freedom Rising USA stepping forward to organize the parade and its vision for the parade's approaching centennial.
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